Key takeaways:

• The Soviet Union created Operation SIG to weaponize antisemitism and erase Jewish history by fabricating a new “Palestinian” national identity.
• The USSR launched the “Zionism = racism” smear through UN Resolution 3379 and global propaganda, flipping Israel’s image from survivor state to oppressor.
• The legacy continues today, with Qatar and Western academia amplifying Soviet-era narratives by investing in academia and activist groups.

Long before TikTok slogans or campus protests, the Soviet Union’s KGB launched a global propaganda war that reshaped how the world talks about Israel, and what the word Palestinian even means.

From Socialist Ally to Soviet Enemy